Plane Crash List

Cessna 150 N6406G

26 March 1990 · Hyannis, Nebraska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 March 1990 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 150 registered N6406G, operated by White, Thomas L, was involved in an accident near Hyannis, Nebraska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 16:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Hyannis, Nebraska, United States
Nearest airport
Grant Co (1V2)
Coordinates
42.0007, -101.7610
Aircraft
Cessna 150
Registration
N6406G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
White, Thomas L
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Broken Bow → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MKC90LA074

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE AND A SUBSEQUENT NOSE OVER. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE IN THIS AIRCRAFT, AND THE SOFT TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED THE CESSNA 150, WHICH HAD BEEN CONVERTED TO A TAIL WHEEL CONFIGURATION AND A 160 HP POWERPLANT. AFTER A X-COUNTRY FLT, HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHILE LANDING. SUBSEQUENTLY THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, ENCOUNTERED SOFT TERRAIN & FLIPPED INVERTED. THE PVT PILOT HAD A TOTAL TIME OF ABOUT 9 HOURS IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT, WHICH INCLUDED ABOUT 4 HOURS OF CROSS COUNTRY TIME.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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